2021
Outcome of COVID‐19 in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis: An International Multicenter Study
Efe C, Dhanasekaran R, Lammert C, Ebik B, la Tijera F, Aloman C, Calışkan A, Peralta M, Gerussi A, Massoumi H, Catana AM, Torgutalp M, Purnak T, Rigamonti C, Aldana A, Khakoo N, Kacmaz H, Nazal L, Frager S, Demir N, Irak K, Ellik ZM, Balaban Y, Atay K, Eren F, Cristoferi L, Batıbay E, Urzua Á, Snijders R, Kıyıcı M, Akyıldız M, Ekin N, Carr RM, Harputluoğlu M, Hatemi I, Mendizabal M, Silva M, Idilman R, Silveira M, Drenth JPH, Assis DN, Björnsson E, Boyer JL, Invernizzi P, Levy C, Schiano TD, Ridruejo E, Wahlin S. Outcome of COVID‐19 in Patients With Autoimmune Hepatitis: An International Multicenter Study. Hepatology 2021, 73: 2099-2109. PMID: 33713486, PMCID: PMC8250536, DOI: 10.1002/hep.31797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere COVID-19Chronic liver diseaseAutoimmune hepatitisLiver injuryMulticenter studyCOVID-19Causes of CLDPropensity score-matched cohortSevere COVID-19 outcomesContinuation of immunosuppressionMaintenance of immunosuppressionOutcomes of patientsIntensive care admissionUse of antiviralsInternational multicenter studyCOVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19 diagnosisContinued immunosuppressionCare admissionCause mortalityIndependent predictorsMedian ageLiver diseaseMechanical ventilationRetrospective study
2013
The role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in autoimmune liver disease
Assis DN, Leng L, Du X, Zhang CK, Grieb G, Merk M, Garcia AB, McCrann C, Chapiro J, Meinhardt A, Mizue Y, Nikolic‐Paterson D, Bernhagen J, Kaplan MM, Zhao H, Boyer JL, Bucala R. The role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in autoimmune liver disease. Hepatology 2013, 59: 580-591. PMID: 23913513, PMCID: PMC3877200, DOI: 10.1002/hep.26664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteBiomarkersBiopsyCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesFemaleGene FrequencyHepatitis, AutoimmuneHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHumansIntramolecular OxidoreductasesLiverLiver Cirrhosis, BiliaryMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsMaleMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideConceptsMacrophage migration inhibitory factorPrimary biliary cirrhosisAutoimmune hepatitisMigration inhibitory factorMIF receptorHealthy controlsInhibitory factorAutoimmune liver diseaseMIF promoter polymorphismsHepatic stellate cellsEnzyme-linked immunosorbentCATT7 alleleImmunopathogenic basisMIF expressionMIF locusBiliary cirrhosisLiver diseaseInflammatory phenotypeReceptor profileStellate cellsPromoter polymorphismPatientsSerum samplesCD74Single nucleotide polymorphisms